Table for ironing machines



Oct. 16, `1928.

M. HEDGLON TABLE FOR IRONING MACHINES Filed June 27, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 16, 1928. 1,687,766

M. HEDGLON TABLE FOR IRONING MACHINES Filed June 27, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 16, 1928.

UNITED STATES MEAD HEIDGLON, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

TABLE FOR IRONING MACHINES.

Application led June 27, 1927. Serial No. 201,941.

This invention relates to tables,rdesigned especially for supporting the ordinary port- 'able ironing machines in domestic use, and has for its object to provide a combined ironrs ing machine support and work or lunch table which may be readily and quickly converte to either of the said uses. A further ob'ect is to provide a foldable and extensible ta le, the top of which comprises several sections, i all of said sectionsbeing hinged to a common rigid open frame, which also directly supports the ironing machine, the central top member of the table being swingable upwardly for enabling the machine to be dis- I posed in the ironing position, the ironing machine being mounted for rotation longitudiiially in a vertical plane, and being normally held in the operative, as well as, the inoperative positions mainly by gravity. And a f urther object is to provide means for locking the machine iii the ironing position for preventing accidental shifting of the saine.

I attain these objects by the means set forth in the detailed description which follows, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is the top plan view of the folded table, the top portions being broken away to show the locking means; and the dotted lines showing the ironing position of the machine relative to the main frame. Fig. 2 is a front side elevation, showing the central top member raised, and the machine disposed above the plane of the permanent frame in the ironing position. Fig. 3 is a broken end elevation of the same, in which thel full lines show the leaves of the table folded. And Fig. 4 is a similar elevation, showing the machine inverted and stowed beneath the central top the top closed and the side leaves extended for use as a lunch or work table.

in the drawings, 2 represents a horizontal open rectangular frame, rigidly supported by four legs, as 3, which may be secured to the frame by any suitable means, as screws 3. At the opposite longitudinal sides of the frame swingable leaves or wings, as 4, are secured by hinge members 5-5, the members 5 being secured to the edges of the frame 2, and the members 5 being secured to the said leaves. When the leaves 4 are lowered, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, their top edges are preferably disposed iush with the top face of the frame, and when said leaves are elevated, they are portion of the table; the full lines showing disposed entirely labove the plane of the said face (see Fig. 4). The space between the extended table leaves is closed by a central top member 6, hinged at its rear edge by means of a art, as 5, which comprises a third member o the rear hinge. The several hinge members are each provided with a number of spaced loops which are staggered and interfltted with the loops of the adjacent members (see Figs. 1, 3 and 4). The members of the front and rear hinges are held in place by common pin- `tles, as 5. The ends of the table are partially closed by sheet metal or other aprons, as 7,' which may be secured to the frame 2 and the legs 3, by screws 7.

The base. 8a with the ironing machine mounted upon it is disposed in the opening of the frame 2, the base being disposed substantially in the plane of said frame, as shown. The frame and the base are correspondingly bored transversely at or near the middle of the table, as at 15', to receive a shaft 15, by which the base is pivotally mounted and adapted to rotate in a vertical plane, forvdisposing the machine in the operative position, shown by the full lines in Fig. 2, and in Fig. 3, as well as for disposing the machine inverted below the plane of frame 2, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and by full lines in Fig. 4. The machine is supported in the ironing position, shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, by the shaft 15, and also by transverse ledges 16-16, which preferably comprise plates or bars of metal that are rigidly secured to the underside of the frame 2, by fasteners 16a, said bars projecting a short distance into the opening of the frame 2, as shown -in Figs. 1 and 2. When mounting, the base 8a in the frame, the end of the base adjacent the motor 10 is arranged to overlap the ledge 16', and this being the heavier end of the ironing mechanism, gravity alone will maintain the base in the plane of the frame, as shown in Fig. 2. The opposite end of the base is preferably shorter and is arranged to clear the ledge 16 when the machine is rotated on the pivot 15. This allows the machine to be freely rotated one-half turn which brings the longer end portion of the base to a firm seating on the ledge 16. When the machine is inverted, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the shorter end of the base clears the ledge 16, and allows the base to again come to rest horizontally. In order to prevent accidental tilting of the machine during the ironing intervals, the shorter end -of the base is fitted with a latch 17, which is mounted on a bolt 17', that passes through the base, the free end of the bolt being formed With a hand-knob 17a, by which thev latch isV rotated for engaging the ledge 16, as shown by the full lines in Fig. 1. When the machine is inverted (see Figs. 2 and 4) the motor and related parts tend tohold the adjacent end of the base firmly upon the ledge 16 and the- 18 are perforated to receive the shaft 15,v

and in addition to spacing the base, the said plates tend to reinforce the parts in the vicinity of the pivot l5. The central top member 6 is provided for concealing the ironing mechanism when the latter is not in use, and enables the table to be used for lunch, work, or other purposes, as will be readily understood from Figs. 1 and 4. Obviously, the member 6 may be swung upwardly at any time, whether or notthe leaves 4 are folded or extended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is l 1. A table for supporting an ironing machine comprising a normally open horizontal frame, plates mounted beneath the opposite margins of the frame to form ledges that shorten one dimension of the sheer opening of the frame, a. base adapted to have an ironing machine secured thereto disposed in the said opening, one end of the base adaptedto rest upon one of said ledges, the other end of the base terminating short of the other ledge, means for pivotally mounting the base in the opening of the frame Jfor enabling the base to be rotated in a vertical plane in the direction of the said dimension, and a latch carried by the shorter end portion of the base adapted to seat upon the upper face of the said other ledge thereby to prevent accidental tilt-ing and inverting of the machine during the ironing periods.

2. A table for supportingan ironingmachine comprising a normally open oblong horizontal frame, a base disposed in said opening adapted to have an ironing machine secured thereto, ledges arranged transversely at the ends of said opening for supporting the base in the plane of the frame, means to pivotally connect the base intermediate its ends to thc opposite long sides of the frames for enabling the base to be rotated one-half turn for alternately disposing the machine in the operative and inoperative positions said pivot being arranged to enable one edge of the base to engage the said ledges, the opposite edge oi' the-base being arranged to clear said ledges when the base is rotated, and means for preventing tilting of the-base when the machine is in the ironing position.

A table for supporting an ironing Ina-4 disposed in said opening and to be held in the plane of the frame by said ledges, means for ,pivoting the base intermediate its ends to the long sides ot' the frame for enabling the base topbe rotated one-half turn in a vertical plane for transposing said ends, the arrangement of said pivot being such that one end of the base rests upon the adjacent ledge when the base is disposedhorizontally, and means for connecting the baseto the `frame for preventing accidental rotating of the base during the ironing periods.

4. A table for supporting an ironing machine comprising an oblong open horizontal frame, a base for supporting an ironing machine, said base being pivoted to the frame for rotation in a vertical plane in the direction of the long dimension of the frame for disposing the machine labove the plane of the frame during the ironing periods and also for disposing the machine below the plane of the frame when the machine is not in use, plates mounted transversely beneath the opposite ends of the frame and overlapping said opening to form ledges adapted to be alternately engaged by one end of the base, the other end of the base being sutiiciently shortenedl to clear the said ledges when the base is rotated, and means for locking the base in the plane of the frame during the ironing periods.

5. A table for supporting an ironing machine comprising a normally open oblong frame, means for supporting the frame horizontally, plates mounted transversely beneath the ends of the frame, means for fastening said plates to said ends, said plates providing similar ledges that shorten the said opening, an oblong plane base adapted to have an ironing machine secured thereto loosely disposed in the opening of the frame, means for pivoting the base to the opposite longitudinal sides of said frame for rendering said base rotatable in a vertical plane in the direction of the long dimension of said opening, one end of said base adapted to overlap said ledges when the base is rotated one-haltl turn in either direction, the other end of the base being normally free from the ledges, and a latch for connecting the shorter end oit' the base to the adjacent ledge :tor preventing tilting of the base during the ironing operations.

G. In combination with a base upon which an ironing machine is adapted to be mounted, a table for supporting and housing said parts comprising a frame arranged horizontally and having an opening adapted to loosely receive. said base .and being provided with heavier than the other side and adapted to be ledges at the ends of said opening, means for seated by gravity on said ledges when the base l. pivoting an intermediate portion of the base isv disposed in the plane of the frame and the to the side members of the frame for enabling shorter and lighter side of said base bein ar- 5 the base to be swung on said pivot for reversranged to clear the said ledges when the ase ing the ends thereof and for stowing the mais rotated. chine when not in. use below the frame, the In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

base at one side of the pivot being longer and MEAD HEDGLON. 

